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  • Why Younger Workers Are Being Locked Out of Jobs Monday, 24 Sep 2012 | 2:34 PM ET

    A surge in older workers has masked the severity of unemployment as the younger jobless find it increasingly more difficult to get back in the labor force, according to research from a prominent Wall Street economist.

  • Are Big Home Builder Stocks Too Hot? Monday, 24 Sep 2012 | 1:10 PM ET
    Home Construction

    The nation’s home builders are leaping back to life. Another day, another earnings report that beats the street’s expectations.

  • Toyota Unplugs Electric Car Hype Monday, 24 Sep 2012 | 12:41 PM ET
    Vice chairman of Toyota Motor, Takeshi Uchiyamada (R), introduces the company's new compact electric vehicle called the 'eQ', at the company's showroom in Tokyo on September 24, 2012.

    Toyota has decided to cool off its once ambitious plans for developing electric cars.

  • The Fed's latest easing has been nicknamed everything from "QE3" to "QEternal," but some on Wall Street question whether the latest bond buying will be QEnough.

  • Invest in These Paper, Betting and Tax Firms: Pro Monday, 24 Sep 2012 | 9:45 AM ET
    H&R Block's world headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri.

    Paper and packaging firm Mondi, online betting company Paddy Power, U.S tax preparer H&R Block and Cisco, the world's biggest maker of computer-networking equipment represent good investment opportunities with plenty of potential, Alex Gunz, fund manager at Heptagon Capital told CNBC.

  • What Key Shipping Index Signals About Global Economy Saturday, 22 Sep 2012 | 6:10 AM ET
    Trade

    The Baltic Dry Index, a favorite measure of traders looking to gauge shipping activity, has rebounded this week on hopes that central bank intervention in China and elsewhere will spur economic growth.

  • These Are the Stocks Analysts Are Talking About Saturday, 22 Sep 2012 | 6:05 AM ET
    Fedex

    Want to know what analysts have been saying about Apple, J.C. Penney, FedEx, and ConAgra? Find out in this CNBC.com Stock Blog roundup.

  • Six Pack: Beer Buzz of the Week Friday, 21 Sep 2012 | 8:42 PM ET

    Six items that have consumers buzzing in the world of beer, wine and spirits as we head into the weekend, including comic-book beer and the Playboy Wine Club.

  • Networking at the Gym? Don't Break Eye Contact Friday, 21 Sep 2012 | 5:35 PM ET
    Business people, eye contact

    MOO.com, which is in the business card business, has done a survey of small business owners about where they network, and what makes a bad first impression

  • 'Bitter Harvest' Watch: Time Magazine Edition Friday, 21 Sep 2012 | 4:35 PM ET
    Migrant workers weed lettuce seed plants at an organic produce farm near Fresno, California.

    Abstract

  • You Can Play Golf in Prison—No Felony Required! Friday, 21 Sep 2012 | 4:21 PM ET
    Louisiana State Penitentiary

    When you think of hazardous golf courses, you think of lakes, sand traps and maybe the occasional lightning. But here’s one hazard you probably didn’t think of — playing on prison grounds! Plus, crocodiles and "vampire deer."

  • The new Apple Inc. Maps app icon is seen on an Apple Inc. iPhone 5 in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012.

    By far, the biggest complaint I've heard about the new iPhone iOS6 operating system is the decision to replace Google Maps with a proprietary Apple map system.

  • Why Flight Attendants Will Stalk You With Tablets Friday, 21 Sep 2012 | 12:34 PM ET
    Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Note Tablet

    In a U.S. carrier first, American will issue tablets to flight attendants for use onboard to store passenger preferences and identify high-value customers. Cool or creepy?

  • Finding a New Way to Fight Aging—And a New Market Friday, 21 Sep 2012 | 12:10 PM ET

    Cosmetics companies are waging the war against aging on a whole new front: correcting skin tone.

  • The Federal Reserve’s decision to buy more mortgage-backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could impact more than just the housing market.

  • Bulls Target J&J for Historic Breakout Friday, 21 Sep 2012 | 10:02 AM ET
    Johnson & Johnson

    A long-term investor expects Johnson & Johnson to start making new highs.

  • House GOP Takes Another Shot at Buffett Over Taxes Thursday, 20 Sep 2012 | 6:25 PM ET
    Warren Buffett's assistant Debbie Bosanek speaks with NBC's Tom Brokaw in this frame grab from a 2007 report on Buffett's call for higher taxes on the super-rich.

    House Republicans have taken a thinly veiled shot at Warren Buffett by using his name for a bill making it easier to "write a check" to help pay back a bit of the United State's $16 trillion public debt.

  • Phony Farm Labor Shortage: We Need to Talk About It Thursday, 20 Sep 2012 | 6:22 PM ET

    American farms had an amazingly profitable year—an eye-popping 35.5 percent profit growth! Yet somehow the myth of a farm labor shortage persists.

  • What to Expect on Quadruple Witching Day Thursday, 20 Sep 2012 | 3:55 PM ET

    Historically, quadruple witching day in September has been positive for the markets, with the S&P 500 index closing in the black 75 percent of the time. 

  • Barman pulling a pint of stout

    According to the Alcoholic Beverage DemandTracker, 33 percent of alcohol drinkers who visit restaurants regularly report that they are more likely to order beer when offered a large selection of beer brands.